Natisha Lance

5 days ago | wbtv.com | Spencer Chrisman |Natisha Lance

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Members of the Catholic church around Charlotte Metro on Thursday afternoon joined in on the celebration of the new pope. Robert Prevost made history as he became the first pope from America. Prevost is a Chicago native, but is also a Peruvian citizen and lived in Peru for years. The general reaction around Charlotte Metro is excitement and a pledge to follow the Catholic Church’s new Shepard.

1 week ago | wbtv.com | Natisha Lance

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Cuts to federal funding continue to have impacts around our community. The US Department of Agriculture(USDA) cut grant funding to two programs worth more than one billion dollars. It ended food programs for schools and food banks, fresh food sourced from local farmers. Those farmers are now trying to come up with new ways to recoup that loss of income.

2 weeks ago | wbtv.com | Natisha Lance

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Walking through the Shannon Park neighborhood in East Charlotte this month, you might not ever know it was the location of a shootout that killed multiple law enforcement officers in 2024. The neighborhood is quiet, and people mostly keep to themselves. But the people who live there say they’ll never forget that April day -- or the lives that were forever changed by it.

2 weeks ago | wbtv.com | Natisha Lance

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Money awarded to a UNC Charlotte research team abruptly ended after monies were pulled by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Annelise Mennicke remembered how she felt when her research project was finally awarded money from the National Institutes of Health. “When we finally got this money it felt like we were being like our work was being seen.

1 month ago | wbtv.com | Natisha Lance

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - On the heels of new tariffs and government job cuts anti-Trump protests happened around the country today. Organizers are calling those demonstrations “Hands Off”. They say they are taking a stand against the way President Trump and Elon Musk are handling the government. “Every day there is something that comes out that is shocking,” said Denise, who said she came out to demonstrate with her three granddaughters in mind.